Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.7° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
37
83
128
150
80
74
51
65
73
96
94
92
90
80
79
82
84
69
72
66
47
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:03PM1.87m
00:16AM1.85m
12:52PM1.79m
1:04AM1.74m
1:44PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.25m
6:10PM0.41m
6:35AM0.34m
6:59PM0.52m
7:23AM0.43m
7:51PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
6
7
5
6
6
6
6
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
11
11
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